Dongfeng Eyes 50,000 Solid-State Battery Vehicle Deliveries by 2027

On July 8, Dongfeng Motor Group unveiled its latest solid-state battery development roadmap during the Shanghai International Automotive Manufacturing Technology & Equipment and Materials Exhibition (AMTS 2026).

Dongfeng said it plans to launch 100 demonstration vehicles equipped with solid-state batteries by the end of this year, with the goal of gradually moving solid-state battery-powered vehicles from testing and validation into commercial applications over the coming years.

According to the company’s roadmap, Dongfeng expects to achieve small-scale production of vehicles equipped with solid-state batteries around 2030, followed by large-scale production and wider adoption around 2035.

Meanwhile, Dongfeng has also set longer-term commercialization targets.

The company plans to deliver 50,000 vehicles equipped with its independently developed solid-state batteries by 2027, while advancing vehicle applications of fast-charging solid-state batteries and pilot production of 350Wh/kg fast-charging solid-state cells.

The company’s solid-state battery project has already entered the vehicle validation stage.

In January, Dongfeng completed winter testing of a vehicle equipped with a 350Wh/kg solid-state battery and plans to begin application deployment in the fourth quarter of this year.

Compared with current mainstream liquid lithium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries are widely regarded as offering higher energy density and improved safety potential.

Dongfeng said new energy vehicles equipped with fast-charging solid-state batteries with an energy density of 350Wh/kg could eventually achieve a driving range exceeding 1,000 km.

Dongfeng began solid-state battery research in 2018, focusing on the development of automotive-grade, high-specific-energy solid-state battery technologies.

In 2019, Dongfeng completed development of its first-generation solid-state battery system.

In December 2021, a passenger vehicle equipped with the company’s solid-state battery technology received regulatory approval and entered demonstration operation with a fleet of 50 vehicles.

To date, these demonstration vehicles have accumulated more than 3.2 million km of safe driving mileage, providing real-world operational data for future product development.

At World Power Battery Conference 2025, Dongfeng revealed that it had completed construction of a 0.2GWh pilot production line for solid-state batteries and planned to achieve mass-production installation of 350Wh/kg solid-state batteries by September 2026.

The solid-state battery industry is currently accelerating development, with multiple Chinese automakers and battery manufacturers competing to advance the technology.

GAC has already completed construction of a pilot production line for large-capacity all-solid-state batteries and plans to conduct application validation on Hyptec models in 2026.

CATL is focusing on sulfide-based solid-state battery technology. The company has achieved an energy density breakthrough of 500Wh/kg at the laboratory stage and plans to begin small-scale production in 2027.

FAW’s Hongqi brand, together with its partners, has completed prototype testing of an all-solid-state battery pack vehicle in January and aims to achieve mass-production installation by the end of 2027.